film camera recommendations?

I’m completely blind to shooting film and I’m looking for something that’ll take nice pictures around the budget of $50-$100. (I’m not fixed to this range but I still don’t want to spend too much) I’ve seen massive amount of film cameras in second hand stores but I’m too scared to invest in something I have no idea about.

I’ve heard that people recommend SLR cameras rather than the cheap fixed ones but I’m oblivious to what a good model and functionality looks like

it would also be nice if someone could give me a rundown of how film shooting works. I’m used to shooting a bit of digital and mainly DSLRs so I wonder if the jist of it are the same.